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STUDY

Achieving quality improvement in the nursing home: influence of nursing leadership on communication and teamwork.

Vogelsmeier A, Scott-Cawiezell J. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:236-242.

MEETING/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Safety in the NICU: preventing medical errors.

Stokowski LA. Highlights of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 22nd Annual Conference [Medscape.com]. March 8, 2007.

COMMENTARY

Framework for patient safety—part 1 and part 2.

Blouin AS, McDonagh KJ. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:397-400, 450-452.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

AORN guidance statement: creating a patient safety culture.

AORN J. 2006;83:936-942.

BOOK/REPORT

Focus on Patient Safety.

Fitzpatrick J, Stone P, Hinton-Walker P, eds. Annual Review of Nursing Research. New York, NY: Springer; 2006. ISBN: 0826141366.

STUDY

A relational leadership perspective on unit-level safety climate.

Thompson DN, Hoffman LA, Sereika SM, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:479-487.

REVIEW

Keeping patients safe in healthcare organizations: a structuration theory of safety culture.

Groves PS, Meisenbach RJ, Scott-Cawiezell J. J Adv Nurs. 2011;67:1846-1855.

COMMENTARY

A model for developing high-reliability teams.

Riley W, Davis SE, Miller KK, McCullough M. J Nurs Manag. 2010;18:556-563.

STUDY

Perceptions of patient safety culture among physicians and RNs in the perioperative area.

Scherer D, Fitzpatrick JJ. AORN J. 2008;87:163-175.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Positive Working Relationships Matter for Better Nurse and Patient Outcomes.

Spence Laschinger HK, ed. J Nurs Manag. 2010;18:875-1086.

STUDY

It's always something: hospital nurses managing risk.

Groves PS, Finfgeld-Connett D, Wakefield BJ. Clin Nurs Res. 2012 Dec 4; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Impact of a team and leaders-directed strategy to improve nurses' adherence to hand hygiene guidelines: a cluster randomised trial.

Huis A, Schoonhoven L, Grol R, Donders R, Hulscher M, van Achterberg T. Int J Nurs Stud. 2013;50:464-474.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety outcomes: the importance of understanding the organizational culture and safety climate.

Ross J. J Perianesth Nurs. 2011;26:347-348.

STUDY

Worries and concerns experienced by nurse specialists during inter-hospital transports of critically ill patients: a critical incident study.

Gustafsson M, Wennerholm S, Fridlund B. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2010;26:138-145.

STUDY

Do nurse and patient injuries share common antecedents? An analysis of associations with safety climate and working conditions.

Taylor JA, Dominici F, Agnew J, Gerwin D, Morlock L, Miller MR. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:101-111.

STUDY

Nurse decision making in the prearrest period.

Gazarian PK, Henneman EA, Chandler GE. Clin Nurs Res. 2010;19:21-37.

STUDY

Safety culture of nursing homes: opinions of top managers.

Castle NG, Wagner LM, Ferguson JC, Handler SM. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36:175-187.

COMMENTARY

Relationships among teams, culture, safety, and cost outcomes.

Brewer BB. West J Nurs Res. 2006;28:641-653.

STUDY

An investigation of the relationship between safety climate and medication errors as well as other nurse and patient outcomes.

Hofmann DA, Mark B. Personnel Psychol. 2006;59:847-869.

BOOK/REPORT

Soaring to Success: Taking Crew Resource Management from the Cockpit to the Nursing Unit.

Sculli GL, Sine DM. Danvers, MA: HCPro, Inc; 2011. ISBN: 9781601467836.

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